as in exodus
a flowing or going out
an outpouring of affection and support for the high school athlete in need of an organ transplant the soccer team's trip to Italy was funded by an outpouring of cash donations from the public
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Recent Examples of outpouring
Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Since opening in 2023, the gallery has experienced an outpouring of support from local art lovers, hundreds of whom pack out the openings and talks, an affirmation of the gallery’s necessary role in highlighting underrepresented artists in the city’s art scene.
—Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
The outpouring of support from the Waltham community after her husband’s death remains vivid in Kristin Tracey’s memory.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Reiner and his wife, photographer and producer Michele Singer Reiner, passed away on December 14 and, in the days since, the outpouring of love for the pair and their work has been profound.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The Iranian government, seeing the worldwide outpouring of grief and anger over the killing, banned anybody from mourning her back in 2009.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Since opening in 2023, the gallery has experienced an outpouring of support from local art lovers, hundreds of whom pack out the openings and talks, an affirmation of the gallery’s necessary role in highlighting underrepresented artists in the city’s art scene.
—Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
The outpouring of support from the Waltham community after her husband’s death remains vivid in Kristin Tracey’s memory.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Reiner and his wife, photographer and producer Michele Singer Reiner, passed away on December 14 and, in the days since, the outpouring of love for the pair and their work has been profound.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpouring
Noun
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Districts in Glendale, Paradise Valley and Scottsdale also expanded to fill a growing number of seats until new charter schools created an exodus of students, Brammer said.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Analysts say an exodus of billionaires could mean a loss of hundreds of millions of tax dollars.—
MIchael R. Blood,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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It wasn't dammed up then, and the water came gushing out icy cold!—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Jan. 2026
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Researchers and even users can alter these personas through technical tweaks, as many ChatGPT users found out earlier this year when the OpenAI service fluctuated between personalities that were either gushing and sycophantic or emotionally distant.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
3 Jan. 2026
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In a conventional turbine, blades are angled to deflect fluid flow and convert kinetic energy into mechanical work.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Levito is the balletic counter to Glenn and Liu’s powerhouse style, but her long lines and easy flow on the ice are balanced by her consistent triple jumps, which could land her in the top 10 at the Olympics.—
Alice Park,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Video from the fire department showed crews pouring water on the house fire at 110th and State on Tuesday morning.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Across industries, executives are pouring unprecedented capital into data platforms, analytics, and artificial intelligence.—
Katerin Le Folcalvez,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Using products by celeb-favorite skin care brand iS Clinical, Flores began by cleansing Williams' skin with the lightweight Cleansing Complex before spraying his skin with a Copper Firming Mist.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Jan. 2026
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Researchers are also studying ways to cool the most endangered parts of the reef, like spraying salt water into clouds to deflect sunlight.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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The stadium of his archrival, once silent, was erupting.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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By happenstance, the high risk report was released just as a scandal was erupting in Minnesota over widespread fraud in a program meant to keep children fed during the pandemic.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The sludge and water spewing forth mirrors the instability of her psychic state.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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Others focussed less on the revelation that our chronically untruthful leader had failed to tell the truth about something, and more on the escalating hate speech about Somali immigrants in Minnesota that the President is now spewing forth on a regular basis.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The levee directors saw the boil, but never moved close enough to the spouting water to check if sand or other material was seeping through the leak, signs of the boil compromising the levee’s foundation.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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At necessary moments in my life, Tom Stoppard, the preeminent British playwright who died last Saturday, has popped up like one of his frenetic characters, spouting enigmatic lines and leaving me thrilled, confused, and somehow heartened.—
Adam Begley,
The Atlantic,
1 Dec. 2025
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